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an aide to democratic senator patrick leahy said the senator was told, quote, the transfer of military aid was stopped already by the obama administration in private. hit with a barrage of questions, white house spokesman josh earnest said that's not true, and danced around whether leahy's office was wrong. >> i haven't seen the whole statement, so i am not making a declaration. i will tell you our aid continues to be under review. >> reporter: a debate over semantics, just as the administration won't say there was a coup in egypt because doing so would force the u.s. by law to cut off aid. >> why won't the administration be transparent with the american people and the world when the entire world can see the military came in, took out a democratically elected president. >> and what i am saying to you, something that's available to anybody that seeks answer to this question, we made the determination that making a decision about whether or not a coup occurred is not in the best interest of the united states. >> reporter: a new pole from pew research shows the public is frustrated with t
an aide to democratic senator patrick leahy said the senator was told, quote, the transfer of military aid was stopped already by the obama administration in private. hit with a barrage of questions, white house spokesman josh earnest said that's not true, and danced around whether leahy's office was wrong. >> i haven't seen the whole statement, so i am not making a declaration. i will tell you our aid continues to be under review. >> reporter: a debate over semantics, just as the...
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pat leahy has secretly cut off aid to egypt. they have not definitively said whether the ouster was a coup. $585 million has not been disbursed. >> do you remember the employees setting up brothels without being caught? >> what do you think of my ideas? >> that's exactly what i would do. >> it was all over the place. thai massage, swedish massage. there are a bunch of them. >> the former top lobbyist for acorn is reportedly now running the group picked to oversee a government sponsored video contest for obama care. she is the executive director of the center for community change. the contest will give 30,000 dollars to people who create videos that prevent people from signing up for obama care. >> horrifying ordeal for the lead singer of the band "the calling." he was abducted robbed and beaten by two men after leaving a music festival in michigan. listen to the 911 call made by his manager after the singer was found on the side of the road. >> he is bleeding all over the place. >> where did you find him? >> he was down the road
pat leahy has secretly cut off aid to egypt. they have not definitively said whether the ouster was a coup. $585 million has not been disbursed. >> do you remember the employees setting up brothels without being caught? >> what do you think of my ideas? >> that's exactly what i would do. >> it was all over the place. thai massage, swedish massage. there are a bunch of them. >> the former top lobbyist for acorn is reportedly now running the group picked to oversee a...
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senator leahy's understanding is that aid to the egyptian military has been halted as required by law. there was obviously a military coup, u.s. federal law suggests even though the white house won't call it a coup, that u.s. aid has to be cut off to egypt. that is a big break from what we heard from the white house just yesterday when white house spokesman josh ernest repeatedly told reporters, no decision cuttings off aid had been given. take a listen. >> that review is on going and that review is being made in light of actions that are taken by the interim egyptian government. >> reporter: and just moments ago i noted, george little the spokesman at the pentagon saying no changes have been made. u.s. aid to egypt is still under review but has not been secretly cut off contrary to what "the daily beast" has been reporting, patti ann. patti ann: saudi arabia and other gulf states are pouring billions of dollars into egypt. how much influence does the u.s. have? >> reporter: that is a big question as to whether or not the u.s. is being overshadowed by the saudis and others because sau
senator leahy's understanding is that aid to the egyptian military has been halted as required by law. there was obviously a military coup, u.s. federal law suggests even though the white house won't call it a coup, that u.s. aid has to be cut off to egypt. that is a big break from what we heard from the white house just yesterday when white house spokesman josh ernest repeatedly told reporters, no decision cuttings off aid had been given. take a listen. >> that review is on going and...
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heather: senator patrick leahy, promising a hearing, calling for that. so we'll see if that happens. thank you for joining us angela. >> thank you, heather. heather: you can now by the way sign up for the hottest fnc stories straight to your in-box every single day. this of course is one of them. visit foxnews.com/foxnewsfirst. simply enter your email into the line. click on the sign-up button and you're good to go. that is foxnews.com/foxnewsfirst. do not miss out. jon: we have the latest on a controversial move by the fed ral government. paying planned parenthood to help people sign up for health care. what is going on there? more on that ahead. >>> plus closing arguments in the court-martial of accused fort hood shooter nidal hasan. a live report as both sides wrap up their cases. love, warmth. love, warmth. here, try this. mm, ok! ching! i like the fact that there's lots of different tastes going on. mmmm! breakfast i'm very impressed. this is a great cereal! honey bunches of oats. i hear you crunching. >> right now president obama is at the universi
heather: senator patrick leahy, promising a hearing, calling for that. so we'll see if that happens. thank you for joining us angela. >> thank you, heather. heather: you can now by the way sign up for the hottest fnc stories straight to your in-box every single day. this of course is one of them. visit foxnews.com/foxnewsfirst. simply enter your email into the line. click on the sign-up button and you're good to go. that is foxnews.com/foxnewsfirst. do not miss out. jon: we have the...
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according to the office of the vermont democratic senator patrick leahy his committee learned the transfer of military aid was stopped -- a quote -- and, quote, this is current practice, not necessarily official policy, end quote. listen to the white house spinning of this today. >> our relationship with egypt is under a review, but it has not been cut off. a decision to cut off the aid, a decision to cut off the aid, would be announced after that review has been completed. >> shepard: the white house spokesperson said aid has not been cut off. some 900 men, women, children, reported dead in the last week after egypt's military cleared not one but two protest camps. the protesters fought back. ed henry is live. this is semantics. i listen to the official from egypt say, we appreciate your money, we want your money, but there was a time we didn't get your money. we can get it front the russians. they're holing us like this, making fun. >> a little bit. you say the russians, the saudis pouring billions of dollars in, other gulf states so the american aid at the end of the day may not matter
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the democratic senator bob ley said he plans -- pat leahy plans to have hearings to investigate. >> the nsa has become a menace. the constitutional rights of americans are under a broad assault here. fourth amendment right to be free of search and says sure and freedom of speech are under attack. >> 2,27 incident of privacy violation occurred in one year from 2011 to 2012 under the administration. the audit found nsa personnel were told to water down report to the justice department and congress. the chairman of the house and intel committee continued to defend the program. "the majority of the compliance incidents are therefore unintentional and do not involve any inappropriate surveillance of americans." but leading critics of the nsa program, senators udall and weiden say the latest revelations are the tip of the iceberg. republican lawmakers who propose legislation to defund program last month believe their legislation would have passed if the new revelations had come to light then. doug? >> doug: jennifer griffin. thank you. the nsa violates your privacy and claim that mistakes hap
the democratic senator bob ley said he plans -- pat leahy plans to have hearings to investigate. >> the nsa has become a menace. the constitutional rights of americans are under a broad assault here. fourth amendment right to be free of search and says sure and freedom of speech are under attack. >> 2,27 incident of privacy violation occurred in one year from 2011 to 2012 under the administration. the audit found nsa personnel were told to water down report to the justice department...
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democratic senator pat leahy says he plans to hold more judiciary hearings to investigate. >> the nsa has become a menace, and the constitutional rights of americans are under a broad assault here, the fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, the first amendment right for freedom of speech. these are under attack. >> 2,776 instances of privacy violations occurred in one year from 2011 to 2012 under this added ministration. the audit also found nsa personnel were told to water down reports to the justice department and congress. the chairman of the house and senate intel committees continued to defend the surveillance program, quote, the majority of these compliance incidents are, therefore, unintentional and do not involve any inappropriate surveillance of americans. republican lawmakers who proposed legislation to defund the nsa surveillance program last month believe their legislation would have passed if these new revelations had come to light then. >> thanks, jennifer. good to see you. >>> well, there is a search and rescue operation that's now under
democratic senator pat leahy says he plans to hold more judiciary hearings to investigate. >> the nsa has become a menace, and the constitutional rights of americans are under a broad assault here, the fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, the first amendment right for freedom of speech. these are under attack. >> 2,776 instances of privacy violations occurred in one year from 2011 to 2012 under this added ministration. the audit also found nsa...
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forrer house speaker nancy pelosi called the revelations extremely disturbing, democratic senator pat leahy plans to hold more judiciary hearings to investigate. >> the nsa has become a menace, and the constitutional rights of americans are under a broad assault here. the fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, the first amendment right for freedom of speech, these are under attack. >> the chairman of the house and senate intel committees continued to defend the surveillance program, quote, the majority of these compliance incidents are, therefore, unintentional and do not involve any inappropriate surveillance of americans. republican lawmakers who proposed legislation to defund the nsa program last month believe their legislation would have passed if these new revelations had come to light then. heather? >> jennifer griffin, thank you. >>> a showdown over spending that could lead to the nation's capital actually being closed for business. some republicans are threatening to shut down the government in order to stop implementation of the president's health c
forrer house speaker nancy pelosi called the revelations extremely disturbing, democratic senator pat leahy plans to hold more judiciary hearings to investigate. >> the nsa has become a menace, and the constitutional rights of americans are under a broad assault here. the fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, the first amendment right for freedom of speech, these are under attack. >> the chairman of the house and senate intel committees continued to...
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they're warning about more nsa violations as senate judiciary chief patrick leahy calls hearings to look into the snooping. former carter operative remembers all too well when the lawmakes turned another that president. what's going on here? >> what is happening is the democrats finally -- some of them remembering what their belief is, just as the republican party is divided on this, democrats who went after bill clinton in his administration, on wireless wires, carter learned when you cross them there is a strong feeling and a lot of democrats have it, and when widen and udall get up and say, by the way, those violations that never were, the president and the press conference, there are no violations, it's all theoretical, he has a press conference at the nsa and says that? and they're saying, this is the tip of the iceberg? this country has already decided overwhelmingly, except for those people in the national security agency, that there's something wrong with this. >> neil: what happens when many in your own party -- part of the majority, yes, nancy pelosi raised some hackles about i
they're warning about more nsa violations as senate judiciary chief patrick leahy calls hearings to look into the snooping. former carter operative remembers all too well when the lawmakes turned another that president. what's going on here? >> what is happening is the democrats finally -- some of them remembering what their belief is, just as the republican party is divided on this, democrats who went after bill clinton in his administration, on wireless wires, carter learned when you...
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you have senators like senator wyden and udall and others who have said, and senator leahy, who don't the program is effective. as to whether americans' privacy is being violated, just ask my constituents. if i go back home to a town hall or meeting, they will tell you that their privacy is beingthe e department, the intelligence community, rely on so heavily is a court case from the 1970s where one person was under suspicion for a limited period of time, and they collected his records. that's very different from collecting the phone records and other data of every single american in the united states. >> well, general, let's get directly to this, answer these two concerns. to the congressman's constituents in grand rapids, michigan, explain why their privacy is not being violated. specifically why do you need this information on every phone call that's made by every american? again, just the fact of the phone call, not the content. why do you need that to fight terror? >> well, let's start with the legal premise here, chris. i realize smith versus maryland in 1979 was about a very sp
you have senators like senator wyden and udall and others who have said, and senator leahy, who don't the program is effective. as to whether americans' privacy is being violated, just ask my constituents. if i go back home to a town hall or meeting, they will tell you that their privacy is beingthe e department, the intelligence community, rely on so heavily is a court case from the 1970s where one person was under suspicion for a limited period of time, and they collected his records. that's...
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hope the president willt support that approach which is contained in the amendment offered by senators leahy andtos graham to the prop operation subcommittee bill that willme t come to the floor. >> what are your thoughts on that?ough should the president as senators graham, mccain anded c rand paul suggested cutoff all aide, or is your colleague suggesting making it conditional? >> we shouldn't cutoff all aide -- there are no good choices in egypt. there are no good guys here. of the two there is more opportunity to protect american interests if we work with the military and continue our relationship with the military. we haveto to have access to the suez canal and al-qaeda shouldn't continue to gain a foot hold. the treaty should beto enforced. i don't think that can be donetn with the muslim brotherhood. it possibly can be done with the military. we should retain our relationship with the military. obviously we should use this u as ase bargaining wedge and lean onai the military. but i would not want to underoun cut them and allow the muslim brotherhood to come back because they have show
hope the president willt support that approach which is contained in the amendment offered by senators leahy andtos graham to the prop operation subcommittee bill that willme t come to the floor. >> what are your thoughts on that?ough should the president as senators graham, mccain anded c rand paul suggested cutoff all aide, or is your colleague suggesting making it conditional? >> we shouldn't cutoff all aide -- there are no good choices in egypt. there are no good guys here. of...
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hope the president will support that approach, which is contained in the amendment offered by senators leahy and gram to the appropriation subcommittee bill that will come to the floor. >> john: congressman king, what are your thoughts on that? should the president as senators graham, mccain and rand paul suggested cut off all aid or is -- you are calling in senator blumenthal suggests make it conditional. >> we certainly shouldn't cut off all aid. there is no good guys here. but of the two, there is more opportunity to protect american interests if we work with the military. and continue our relationship with with the military. we have to have access to the suez canal. al qaeda should not be able to gain a foot hold. i don't think that can be done with the muslim brotherhood. it possibly can be done with the military. we should maintain our relationship with the military. i would be reluctant to be cutting off aid. obviously we should use as a bargaining wedge. we should lean on the military to the extent we he can i would not want to undercut them and allow the muslim brotherhood to come b
hope the president will support that approach, which is contained in the amendment offered by senators leahy and gram to the appropriation subcommittee bill that will come to the floor. >> john: congressman king, what are your thoughts on that? should the president as senators graham, mccain and rand paul suggested cut off all aid or is -- you are calling in senator blumenthal suggests make it conditional. >> we certainly shouldn't cut off all aid. there is no good guys here. but of...
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that's according to democratic senator pat leahy. the white house refused to definitively say whether it believes morsi's ouster was a coup or not. about $585 million has not been disbursed yet. >>> former disney star and actor lee thompson young died in an parent suicide. police found his body with a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside his los angeles home. officers went to check on him after he didn't show up for work. young rose to fame after the show "the famous jetson." he was 29 years old. >>> airport temporarily shutting down flights of the b-1 b bomber after a firey crash on monday. the two pilots and two weapon systems officers were able to eject from the aircraft before it went down in a remote area of montana. the crew was part of the 28th bomb wing out of south dakota's air force base. they are all expected to be okay. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. >>> today the white house president obama will honor the perfect season. he's hosting the 1972 miami dolphins team. it's more than 40 years since they we
that's according to democratic senator pat leahy. the white house refused to definitively say whether it believes morsi's ouster was a coup or not. about $585 million has not been disbursed yet. >>> former disney star and actor lee thompson young died in an parent suicide. police found his body with a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside his los angeles home. officers went to check on him after he didn't show up for work. young rose to fame after the show "the famous jetson."...
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bipartisan group of lawmakers including liberal democratic senators dick durbin of illinois and pat leahy of vermont and tea party conservative republicans like mike lee of utah and rand paul in kentucky introduced so-called smarter sentencing legislation which holder will say the obama administration wants to refine and advance. the attorney general undertakes these reforms in the fifth year of his tenure fresh off a recent string of high-profile controversies. jenna. jenna: james rosen live in d.c. thank you. >> reporter: thank you. jon: anthony weiner launching his first television commercial today for run for new york city mayor but something's kind of missing from the ad. yes, the infamous sexting scandal, nowhere to be seen or heard in it. it, toppled his poll numbers avenues of the latest scandal broke. the 30-second spot does however allude to powerful voices trying to stop him from running. >> the powerful voices have made it clear from the very beginning they didn't want me to win but this isn't about what they want. they have gotten their way for far too long. if you give me ch
bipartisan group of lawmakers including liberal democratic senators dick durbin of illinois and pat leahy of vermont and tea party conservative republicans like mike lee of utah and rand paul in kentucky introduced so-called smarter sentencing legislation which holder will say the obama administration wants to refine and advance. the attorney general undertakes these reforms in the fifth year of his tenure fresh off a recent string of high-profile controversies. jenna. jenna: james rosen live...
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you have some in congress rage ranging from pat leahy to rand paul, withdraw aid immediately. that is only leverage we have in the region and if we draw it we risk destablizing it further. the larger question for the administration how can we maximize leverage we do have in the region whether through aid or not. to me that is a bigger question. martha: absolutely is. that is underlying issue. we'll talk about quite a bit over the course of this show today and further on. before i let you go, bob, i just want to ask you a quick question about this nsa issue because i know it will come up tonight on "the five." what do you think about the new revelations more than 2,000 mick taste being called right now, collecting wrong data, some of it domestic? >> a continuing chapter in my view an down constitutional situation with the nsa they ought to get out of our way and out of our telephone records. if that person pose as threat to the united states. i don't pose a threat. i don't think you pose a threat. so stay away from our phones. martha: all right, bob, we'll look forward to a lit
you have some in congress rage ranging from pat leahy to rand paul, withdraw aid immediately. that is only leverage we have in the region and if we draw it we risk destablizing it further. the larger question for the administration how can we maximize leverage we do have in the region whether through aid or not. to me that is a bigger question. martha: absolutely is. that is underlying issue. we'll talk about quite a bit over the course of this show today and further on. before i let you go,...
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senator patrick leahy's office. he says that the u.s. has decided to act as if a military coup has, indeed, taken place, and it is quietly suspending aid. asked about that today, a white house official said this, and i am quoting: >> r eporter: that question undoubtedly will come up again today at a press briefing. we'll eagerly await the answer. gregg: doug mckelway, thanks. martha: egypt, of course, is one of the biggest recipients of aid from uncle sam, in fact, egypt the fifth largest recipient this year. most of the there are 1.6 billion to egypt in 2013 came in the form of military aid. between world war ii and now, the u.s. provided egypt with more than $71 billion in total aid. of that aid to egypt over the years, more than half -- about 42 billion -- was directly in military aid to the country. america's military assistance paying for roughly a third of egypt's overall annual defense budget with. since 2010, the u.s. provided egypt with over $6 billion in just the last three years. gregg: so what should the white house do about
senator patrick leahy's office. he says that the u.s. has decided to act as if a military coup has, indeed, taken place, and it is quietly suspending aid. asked about that today, a white house official said this, and i am quoting: >> r eporter: that question undoubtedly will come up again today at a press briefing. we'll eagerly await the answer. gregg: doug mckelway, thanks. martha: egypt, of course, is one of the biggest recipients of aid from uncle sam, in fact, egypt the fifth largest...
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democratic senator pat leahy says he plans to hold more judiciary hearings to investigate. >> the nsa has become a men -- menace. the constitutional rights of americans are under a broad assault here, the fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. the first amendment right for freedom of speech. these are under attack. >> the chairman of the house and senate intel committees continued to defend the surveillance program. quote, the majority of these compliance incidents are therefore unintentional and do not involve any inappropriate surveillance of americans. republican lawmakers their legislation would have passed if these new revelations had come to light then. greg? >> jennifer griffin live in washington, jennifer thanks. >>> we have new information on the deadly ups plane crash in alabama. the ntsb recovering data from the cock pill voice recorder >> from the cockpit voice recorder and seconds before impact. meanwhile the ntsb just gave another update showing so far investigators have found no technical issues with the plane. the ups cargo plane crashe
democratic senator pat leahy says he plans to hold more judiciary hearings to investigate. >> the nsa has become a men -- menace. the constitutional rights of americans are under a broad assault here, the fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. the first amendment right for freedom of speech. these are under attack. >> the chairman of the house and senate intel committees continued to defend the surveillance program. quote, the majority of these...
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patrick leahy the longest serving member of the senate. >> alisyn: along, this issue crosses all boundaries or blurs the lines between democrats and republicans many people don't like the idea of being spied on. people on both sides. yesterday i interviewed a former cia agent was like look, we need the nsa surveillance. that's how we bust up terrorist plots. nonpartisan. how you feel about it. >> the other side of this you have all of these republicans and democrats going right now in the summer and back in their home districts and they are talking to individuals there and hearing from people who are complaining what is going on with big brother and this government? yes, we are concerned about the economy and yes, we are concerned about this. we don't want our government spying on us. dennis kucinich is outraged actually at the administration. is he a democrat. listen. it's time the government stop spying and stop lying. the government hasn't given the correct story about this since the beginning. fourth amendment annihilated has an effect on first amendment. saying things or putting notes
patrick leahy the longest serving member of the senate. >> alisyn: along, this issue crosses all boundaries or blurs the lines between democrats and republicans many people don't like the idea of being spied on. people on both sides. yesterday i interviewed a former cia agent was like look, we need the nsa surveillance. that's how we bust up terrorist plots. nonpartisan. how you feel about it. >> the other side of this you have all of these republicans and democrats going right now...